Weather Records on 5 January 1970

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1970. Highest significance: Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA.

Key Facts for 5 January 1970

On 5 January 1970, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 450 daily.
Midland Water Pollution Contro set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 January 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 5 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roxbury	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 127.

Records on 5 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	127

Records on 5 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1970

Top 20 records on 5 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 January 1970	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1970	Pana, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Aguiar da Beira, PT	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Freeland, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Carabost Forest Headquarters, AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Rogers, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1970	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 463 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	303
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2